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Adding Suffixes: Do We Double the Consonant Sort

Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 2nd Grade

Subjects: Reading, English Language Arts

Standards: Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage-->badge; boy-->boil). (2.10.2.2.d.), Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words. (2.3.0.3.a.), Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. (2.3.0.3.d.)

Student Instructions

1. Click add 2. Use move to drag each word to the correct category based on spelling patterns. 3. Click check

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

Use this activity as a quick check for adding suffixes (-ed, -ing, -er, -est). Reinforces that you need to double the consonant when you have a short vowel followed by a single consonant. This activity utilizes the assessment feature.

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Adding Suffixes: Do We Double the Consonant Sort